Denis Garcia participates in “Jump Rope for Heart” during her physical education class. The school raised $2,800 to donate to this cause.

Kindergarten news

Hico kindergarten students have learned so much since the beginning of school. We are able to read our own books, make up stories, organize and count objects and much more. We have been learning about telling time and working with money. We enjoyed our Valentine card exchange. We had lots of fun reading our friends’ names and passing out our cards. We counted up to our 100th day of school. We celebrated with 100 star crowns, counting by 10s candy relays and popping 100 balloons. The counting continues as we work hard to become like our first-grade friends.

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The driver of a car in which a Louisiana Tech University student died earlier this month has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with the incident.

Turki Mohammed Y Qaramish, 23, a Saudi Arabian international student at Grambling State University, also faces a single count of first-degree vehicular negligent injury stemming from the Aug. 7 crash, and one count of failure to appear on an unrelated speeding violation.